Cultural Heritage of

Tripura
Akshat Raaj
Class-8F
Roll Number-7​
 Tripura

• Tripura is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state

in the country, it covers 10,491 sq. km and is bordered by
Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian
states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. In 2011 the state
had 3,671,032 residents, constituting 0.3% of the country's
population.
• The word Tripura is a compound of 2 separated words,
‘tui’(water)+’pra’(near), which means ‘near water’.
• Manik Saha is the chief minister of Tripura. It’s capital is
Agartala.
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 Languages of Tripura

• Languages of Tripura, a state in the Northeast India, include

Bengali and Kokborok as official languages, and many
other minority languages. As in the rest of India, English is
used for official purpose. Bengali is the most spoken
language, due to the predominance of Bengali people in the
state. Kokborok is spoken by the Tripuri people. A report in
Times of India said that the state is home to three dozen
languages including some that are nearly extinct, including
Saimar which was spoken by only 4 people in 2012.

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 Tripuri cuisine

• The Tripuris are essentially nonvegetarians and hence the main courses are
mainly prepared using meat, but with the addition of vegetables. Traditional
Tripuri cuisine is known as Mui Borok. Tripuri food has a key ingredient called
Berma which is a small, oil-pasted and dry fermented fish. The foods are
considered to be healthy as they are usually prepared mostly without oil.
Tripuri food such as Bangui rice and fish stews, Muya (Bamboo shoot), local
fishes, vegetables, herbs, Batema (this jelly-like food is prepared by making
a paste of Batema plant's corm or tuber (Elephant foot yam) with sodium
powder and water to remove its raphide.), wahan moso (prepared by adding
boiled pork, onion pieces, salt, pasted ginger and roasted green chilli paste)
and roasted meat are extremely popular within and outside the state of
Tripura.

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 Tripuri people

• The Tripuris constitute the largest section of the entire tribal community,
representing more than 50% of the total tribal population of the State. Tripura has
rich cultural heritage of 19 different tribal communities. These communities are -
Tripura/Tripuri, Riang, Jamatia, Noatia, Uchai, Chakma, Mog, Lushai, Kuki, Halam,
Munda, Kaur, Orang, Santal, Bhil, Bhutia, Chaimal, Garo, Khasia, and Lepcha.
Each community has its own unique culture including their own dance forms which
are famous in the country. Tripuri women wear a dress called Pachra, which
reaches down just below the knee. They weave in their loin-loom a small piece of
cloth, which they call 'Risha', and they wear this piece of cloth on upper portion of
their body. Male counterpart used to wear 'Duti borok' for the loin and 'Kamchwlwi
borok' for the upper part of the body. But in the modern age very few people are
wearing these dress except in the rural Tripura and working class. The male have
adopted the modern dress of international style gaffa.

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 Festivals of Tripura

As Tripura is largely dominated by the Hindus, the festivals celebrated here are
quite common to the festivals celebrated in the rest of India. In addition to this,
there are many festivals unique to Tripura. Tripura celebrates almost age-old
festivals like Garia Puja, Kharchi Mela, Diwali Mela, etc.
• Garia Puja: Bamboos are used to symbolize Lord Garia also known as
the deity of livestock and wealth. They decorate the deity with garlands,
flowers, rice, earthen pots, etc., and is celebrated on the seventh day of
April.
• Kharchi Mala: Worship almost 14 gods and goddesses in the Chaturdash
Deva temple. The festival extends for a week that falls in July on the eighth
day of the new moon.
• Diwali Mela: Worship the goddess Kali. It is said to be a grand festival that
takes place in the vicinity of the temple. The festival is in the month of
October /November.

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 Tourist spots of Tripura

Tripura is emerging as a popular tourist destination in India. It is one of the seven states in the
North Eastern part of the country. With green valleys and picturesque view points, the third
smallest state in India has attracted tourists from around the world. Though a small state,
Tripura has a number of tourist spots that are worth visiting.
• Ujjanta Palace, Agartala (Main City) • Jampui Hills, North Tripura (Approx 200 km)

• Neermahal Palace, Melagarh (Approx 50 km) • Pilak, South Tripura (Approx 100 km)

• Maata Bari temple, Udaipur (Approx 60 km)
• Bhubaneswari Temple, Udaipur (Approx 60
km)
• Unakoti, Kailasahar (Approx 150 km)
• Temple of Fourteen Gods (Approx 15 km)
• Akhaura Border, Agartala (Main City)
• Kamalasagar, Kashba (Approx 40 km)
• Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Agartala (Main City)
• Malanchya Nivas, Agartala (Main City)
• Rose Valley Park, Agartala (Outskirt of the city)
• Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari). Its one of the
Sakthi peeda
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